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Elkhart is a small town of 1,661 people in Morton County, Kansas. It's about 125 miles from Amarillo, TX and 250 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $654 a month.
1,661people
$102kTypical home
$654/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
18"Snow
288Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,661
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 809 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Denver, CO
- 125 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$641/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 288 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 77 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to LBL airport
- 197 mi to COS (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,603 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 170 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+73 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.